US1699062A

US1699062A - Filling and capping machine

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Publication number: US1699062A
Application number: US51905A
Authority: US
Inventors: Goldberger Maurice
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-08-24
Filing date: 1925-08-24
Publication date: 1929-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 1946-01-15

Description

Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,062

M. GOLDBERGER FILLING AND GAPPING MACHINE Filed Aug- 24, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 15, 1929.

M. GOLDBERGER FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Aug. 24, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 &

vlllil M. GOLDBERGER FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE Jan. 15, 1929.

.24, 1925 V5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Au Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,062

M. GOLDBERGER FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Aug. 24, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 lZZqr cce 00 erger Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,062

M. GOLDBERGER FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Aug. 24, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 grlmi ni M I 3 JYZuu" 0 eyerf Q Patented Jan. 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

neuron GOLDBBBGER, OI CHICAGO, ILLINO IS.

IILLING' AID CAPPING CHINE;

Application ma e u M, 1m. semi le 51.905.

This invention relates to filling and capping machines particularly adapted, though not necessarily limited in itsuse for filling and capping milk bottles and one of the objects of the invention is to provrde an 1mroved machine of this character which will be automaticin action and will be of a small capacity, thereby adaptingthe same for use in small dairies rendering it POSSlble to dispense with the present cumbersome hand operated machines usually employed in such small dairies, and from which ma chine the bottles may be freely removed in the event of damage.

A further object is to provide an improved machine of this character having a discharge chute for the filled and capped bottles arranged in close proximity to the bottle infeed, thereby rendering it possible for one man to control and operate the machine and at the same time also render it possible for the operator to not only inspect the filled and capped bottles as they travel through the machine and to and through the discharge chute, .butenables the operator to remove an improperly filled and capped bottle and if desired he may without changing his position atthe machine, returnthe bottle to the infeeding mechanism.

A further object is to provide an improved machine of this character embodying infeeding and delivery elements or members forhandling the bottles, a, delivery chute, and con trolling mechanism for the operation of the machine all located in close proximity to each other so that one person without changing his position at the machine may successfully opcomparatively simple, durable, and compact arrangement and which will be effective and efficient. in operation.

v To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful results as will appear, the invention consists 1n the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrange ment of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and as shown in the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention and in which drawings,

Figure 1, is-a horizontal view partly in top plan and partly in section and as taken on line 1-1 Figure 2.

Figure 2, is a vertical sectional view as taken on line 2-2 Figure 1.

Figure 3, is a view taken on line 3-3 Figure 2.

Figure 4, is a horizontal sectional view taken on line H Figure 2.

Figure 5, is a view partly in side elevation, partly broken away and partly in vertical section of a portion of the capping mechamsm.

Figure 6, is another view partly in side elevation, partly in section and partly broken away of a portion of the capping mechanism.

Figure 7 is a detail top plan view of one form of bottle handling element or member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 10 designates a supporting base of any suitable size and configuration and within which base all of the operating mechanism is housed, the'base being provided with a comparatively large opening 11, (see Figures 3 and 4) in one wall thereof to permit access thereinto and which opening is closed by a suitable closure 12 preferably removably secured in posit-ion by means of fastening bolts 13.

Extending through the base is ahorizontal shaft 14 which is journaled in suitable bearings 15,v 16, that are preferably removably supported by opposite walls of the base. 1 The shaft 14 isthe main driving shaft and is driven from any suitable source of power preferably through the medium of a pulley '17 fixed to a shaft'18, and which shaft isjournaled in a suitable bearing 19.

Carried by the shaft 18 and within the base is a pinion gear 20 which meshes with a gear 21 secured to the shaft 14 and also located within the base.

A pulley .22 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 18 exterior of the base and the pulleys 2217 are adapted to receive a'driving belt (not shown) which latter is shiftable from one of the pulleys to the other preferably by pivotally supported as at 25 by a, racket 26 and which lever includes an actuating handle 27 arranged in a convenient position for the operator and to be hereinafter more fully I described.

Supported by the top of the base and r at any suitable point with respect thereto is an upright standard or bearing member 28 One end of which projects into-a suitable opening in the base and is provided with a sup porting flange 29 which rests upon the base; the standard being preferablv-secured in position by means of fastening bolts 30 passing through the flange and being threaded into the base 10. The upper end of the standard 28forms asupport or a table like member 31 having a hub- 32 the end of which hub is disposed in close proximity to the end of the standard and if desired a ball or roller bearing 33 may be interposed between the end of the standard and the adjacent end of the hub 32.

The table 31 preferably inclines downwardl from the hub to the peri hery thereof an the periphery of the tab e is preferably deflected downwardly to form a depending flange 34 which overhangs an annular trough or receptacle. 35 which latter is supported b means of suitable supports 36, the receptac e servin to catch and retain any fluid that may i511 upon the table during the operation of the machine anditmay if desired be provided with a suitably controlled discharge outlet 37. I a

The table 31 is rotated preferably by means of a vertical shaft 38 to which it is secured in any suitable manner such as a fastening device 39 and which, shaftis journaled in the upright or standard 28 and projects therebeyond.

The other end of the shaft 38 projects into the base 10 and has secured thereto and within the base a Geneva element 40 and which latter is given an intermittent rotation by means of a lever or element 41 see Figure 4) secured to a shaft 42 journale in a suitable bearing 43 within and extending across the base 10, a locking disc or element 44 being also carried by the element 41 which co-operates with the element 40 to lock the latter.

The shaft 42 is actuated from the shaft 14 through the medium of a gear 45 secured to the shaft 14 and which gear meshes with anothergear 46 secured to the shaft 42, both of the

gears

45 and 46 being housed within the base 10.

Carried by the table'31'are a plurality of bottle receiving platforms 47 supported by means of uprights 48 which pass through suitable guideways or bearings 49 in the table and extend fora considerable distance below the table.

Any number of these platforms may be pro- 1 was theirconstruction and operation is the same the specific description of one will ap- "ply equally to them all.

Ad ustably carried ,by the end of the upright 48 are nuts or collars 50, and a bracket 51 is loosely sleeved upon the upright and rests upon the nuts'or collars 50. A screw or pin 52 may be provided in the bracket and projects into a longitudinal groove or slot 53in the upri ht to move therein so as not to interfere wit the movement of the upright 48 longitudinally of the upright and at the same time will hold the upright 48 and platform 47 against axial rotation; A spring 54 preferably encompasses the upright 48, one end of the spring resting against the bracket 51 and the other end against a shoulder 55 on the upright and forms a cushion. for the bottle while the latter is being presented to the filling mechanism. A guide 56 may be secured to the bracket 51 and is adapted to move in a suitable bearing 57 upon the table 31.

The upright or standard 28 is of such a length that the table 31 will be supported at a suitable distance above the base 10 so as to permit of the arrangement of a channel shaped cam track 58 and an extra long bearing for the shaft 38, therebetween.

This cam track may be sup orted in any suitable manner but is preferably formed as a part of the upright or standard 28 and is adapted to receive a roller 59 suitably supported by the bracket 51 and a stationary cam track operates to positively raise and lower the platforms 47 at the proper points in the cycle of operation of the table 31.

Thus it will be seen that the table 31 will be given an intermittent rotation through the medium of the Geneva element 40 and as it by means of a projecting extremity 62 of the hub 32 and which projection extends into one end of the member, and the member is fastened in position by means of suitable fastening bolts 63 passing through a flange 64 on the member 61 and into the table 31, the flange 64 resting against the table. With this construction it will be manifest that in assembling these parts the tubular member 61 will not only be properly positioned or centralized with respect to the table 31, but great rigidity will be imparted to the super structure.

A container 65 is supported above the table 31 and platforms 47 for a distance suitable to support filling nozzles 66 which; project therebelow, in position to be projected into the bottles to 'fill them and to permit of the raising and lowering of the bottles b raising and lowering movements of the plat orms 47.

The container is supported by means of the tubular member 61 preferably throu h the medium of a screw 67 which is secured y one extremity to the bottom of the container in a manner to be presently described, the other end of the screw being threaded through the end of the tubular member 61 so that by rotating the container with respect to the mem: ber 61 the container may be raised and lowered with res ect to the table31 to compensate bottles of di erent heights. A tubular memher 68 telescopes with the member 61 and is secured to the bottom of the container by fastening screws 69 passing through a flange 70 and into the bottom of the container.

A member 71 is secured to one end of the screw 67 for supporting it and is housed between the end of the tubular member 68 and the bottom of the container 65. This member '71 also serves to centralize the container 65 and the bearing memberis secured to the container for axial rotation therewith, through the medium of fastening bolts 72'engaging' the members 71 and 68. A screw 73 may be provided to pass through the member 68 and engage in a slot or groove 74 in the member 61 to maintain the container 65in its adjusted position with respect to the table 31. V i

As the platforms 47 are raised the nozzles 66 will be inserted into the bottles to fill them rotation of the plaforms 47, the bottles are in serted into the machine and fed onto and re- Inovedfrom the platforms 47 by inserting and removing elements.

The inserting or feeding element 76 is preferably of a spider like shape having arms 77 of a semi-circular shape to engage and advance the bottle and is arranged at a convenient position for the operator so that he may nmnually place the bottle upon asupport 78 to be engaged by the arms 77 and moved thereby upon the adjacent platform 47. The

. platform 47 at the time the bottle is being fed thereto by the element 76 being in its lowermost position and with its up er surface substantially flush with the sur ace of the suport 78 and at rest. After the bottle is placed yone of the arms 77 of the element 76 upon the platform 47 the movement of the element 76 is arrested and the table 31 and platforms 47 are given one step of advancing movement to move the bottle and platform away from the arm 77. When the movement of the table 31 and platform 47 is arrested there will be an empty platform 47 adjacent the element 76 an in position to receive another bottle, at which tune the element 76 is again given one step of rotation to move an empt bottle a n the ad'acent platform 47. It in un erstood t at the operator has previous y placed an empty bottle upon the support 78 and in position to be engaged by one of the arms 77 suitable support through the medium of fas-. tening screws 82 passing through a flange 83 and engaging the base 10 (Figure 3) and a gear 84 (Figure 4) is secured to the shaft 79 within the base 10. y

The gear 84 meshes with an idle gear 85 which in turn meshes with an idle gear 86. The gear 86 meshes with a gear 87 which latter is secured to an upright shaft 88 to which is secured a Geneva element 89 and in a positi on that the lever 41 of the Geneva element 44 will co-operate therewith and in a position that when the element 40 is locked by the element 44 the element 41 will operate upon the element 89 to impart one step of rotation thereto.

All of the gears and the Geneva elements are housed within the base structure 10.

The shaft 88 is journaled in an upright bearing 90 (see Figure 2) one end of WhlCh projects into the base 10 and is provided with a flan 91 which rests upon the base and fastenlng bolts 92 pass through the flange and engage the base for securing the bearing 90 in pos1tion.. 4

A'support 93 is arranged adjacent the upper end of the shaft 88 and is held in position in any suitablemanner such as by means of aflange 94 on the bearing 90 and through which flange fastening bolts 95 pass and engage the support.

A removing element 96 (see Figures 1 and 2) is (provided for removing the filled and cappe bottles and is of a spider like construction embodying arms 97 of a semi-circular shape to. engage and remove the bottles from the adjacent platform 47 onto the support 93. This element is removably secured to the shaft 88 for rotation therewith in any suitable manner preferably in the same manner in which the element 76 is secured to the shaft 79.

Carried b V the shaft 88 is a collar 98 having a radial y projecting arm 99 and carried by the arm is an upright pm 100:

. The collar 98 is insertedinto the hub of the element 96 and the pin 100 enters an opening in the element 96. With this construction the elements 7 6 and 96 may be removed and interchanged with other similar elements adapted to handle different sizes of bottles and the radii between the center of the elements 7 (Sand 96 and the respective pins 81 and 100 are different to insure that the ele: ments 76 and 96 or those with which they are interchanged will be placed upon the proper

respective shafts

79 and 88.

The

shafts

38, 79, and 88 (see Figure 1) rotate in the direction of the respective arrows and the mechanism is so timed that as a single Geneva element 41 (see Figure 4) operates both'of the

shafts

38 and 88, the shaft 38 will be at rest when the shaft 88 is rotating and as the shaft 88 is connectedwith the shaft 79, the two

shafts

88 and 79 will rotate in unison when the shaft 38 is at rest.

The element 96 operates to remove the filled bottle from theplatform 47 and moves it to a position to be capped and after being capped the element 96 again moves the capped bottle from the machine to a position to be moved by other mechanism along the discharge chute 101. p A

It will be seen that the inserting element 76 and the'removing element 96 are arranged in close proximity to each other and the handle 27 of the controlling lever 24 is also arranged in close proximity to these elements thereby enabling one man to attend the operation of the machine.

The discharge chute 101 is also disposed in close proximity to the elements 76 and 96 so that the same operator may inspect the filled and capped bottles as they are being discharged, thereby enabling him to remove any of the bottles moving along the discharge chute and replace them into the machine if desired, without necessitating his leaving or changing his position at the machine. That is, the machine is controlled and the bottles are fed into and delivered from the machine at points in close proximity to each other H necessitating the services of onlyone man to attend the entire operation of the machine.

After the bottle has been capped and removed by the element 96 and placed in the delivery chute 101, the element 96 will assume a position of rest. At this time an ejector 102 having arms or a bifurcated portion 103 engages the bottle and moves it away from the arm 97' of the element- 96, the arm 97 of the element 96 passing" between the arms 103. This ejector is adapted to move forwardly at a comparatively slow speed to move thebottle down or along the chute 101 and is adapted to be given a quick or sudden return movement so as not to obstruct the advancing end of the lever is connected b neeaoea movement of the next capped bottle into the chute by the element 96.

' The ejector 102 is adapted to slide along a guide 104 which ma constitute one wall of the chute and is move by means of a lever 105 pivoted as at 106 to a suitable support. One means of a link 107 with the ejector 102 an connected to the other end of the lever is a spring 108 which tends normally to move the lever in a direction to retract t e ejector 102.

A cam 109 is secured to the shaft 14 within the base 10- and engages an antifriction roller 105 on the lever 105 to rock it against thestress of the spring 108 and thereby impart a forward movement to the ejector 102.

The cam 109 is so shaped that when the ejector has reached the limit of its forward movement the stress created in the spring 108 I will cause a quick return of the ejector as the bottles upon the support 78 and in position to be engaged and advanced by the arms 77, which have an intermittent movement, to position the bottles one upon each of the platforms 47 as the latter are positioned adjacent the'path of movement of the arms. The arms are then arrested at which time the table 31 and platforms 47 are given one step of advancing movement during which time the cam 58 will raise theplatform to cause the filling nozzle 66 to enter the bottle. The table 31 and platforms 47am I then arrested.

' As the table 31 advances the next adjacent platform 47 will be positioned to receive another empty bottle. .During the rotation ofthe table 31 the platform holding the filled bottle will be lowered so that b the time it reaches a position adjacent the e ement 96 the filled bottle will be removed by one ofmthe.

arms of this element and will be positioned at V the capping station.

Thus it will be seen that the parts are operated in timed relation so that the operation of one will not interfere with the operation of the other; it being. understood that the platforms 47 which are adjacent the elements 76 and 96 are in their lowermost-positions.

Any suitable capping mechanism which supplies and places a disc cap upon the bottle may be employed but preferably as shown more clearly in Figures 5 and 6 there is provided an upright 110 upon which a braket 111 v is adj ust-ably mounted and which may be held in its adjusted position by means of a suit-able clamping device or screw 112. Carried by the bracket is an arm 113 secured to which is a fixed depending plunger 114 having a shoulder 115.

A sleeve 116 is loosely supported by the compasses the plunger and is inter sed between the end of the sleeve 116- an arm 113 and tends normally to yieldingly hold the sleeve .116 against the shoulder 115. The

lower end of the sleeve is provided with a c'ir cumferentialfiange 118 into which the mouth of the bottle is adapted to be inserted and the inner face of the flange is beveled as at 119 to guide the bottle and insure centralization thereof-with respect to the plunger 114.

Obviously this entire structure may be raised and lowered upon the support 110 to compensate bottles of difierentheights.

Beneath the capping mechamsm is arranged a bottle elevating device in the form of a support 120 preferably comprising an upright tubular member loosely supported u on the end of a bar or rod 121 and one end 0? which latter telescopes into the member 120 and carries a head 122 disposed within the member 120. A cap 123 forms a closure for the other end of the tubular member and interposed between the ca and the head 122 is a coiled spring 124 which yieldingly supports the tubular member 120 with respect to the rod 121. A bearing sleeve 125 through which the rod 121 loosely passes serves as a closure for the lower end of the member 120.

The stress of the spring 124- is such that it base and is connected at its lower end preferably through the medium of a link 127 see Figure 3) with an arm or lever 128 whic is pivotally supported by one end as at 129 to a bracket 130, and a spring 131 is connected at one end with the arm and is anchored by its other end as at 132.

against the stress of the spring1131 and which spring assists in returning t e support 120 to permit the capped bottle A to be lowered.

The filled bottle is positioned uponthe support by the arm 97 of the element and the su port 120 moves through this arm to raise t a bottle to the capping mechanism. As the bottle is raised its mouth will pass into the recess at the lower end of the sleeve 116 and raise the latter a ainstthe stress of the spring 117 causing t e sleeve to move back away from the end of the stationar plunger 114 and as the ca B (see Figure 5) contacts with the end of t e lunger the cap will as the bottle rises, be orced into and be seated within the mouth of the bottle thereb sealing that... Asthe bottle islowered t e spring 117 will'cause the sleeve 116 to follow until it is'arrested by the shoulder 115 on the plunger 114.

As hasbeen already stated, the element 96 is removable and interchangeable with another similar element having semicircular arms of different diameter to compensate different sizes of bottles. The end of the suport 120 is constructed to also compensate ttles of different diameters and to that 'end In on an inorder to permit the support 120 to or extensions 135 are provided theremove through the arms of the removing element for smaller bottles, the arms 136 of the element 137 (see Figure 7) for smaller bottles are each provided with a groove 138 through which the In or extensions 135 are adapted to pass. This element 137 is provided with an opening to receive the sleeve 98 on the end of the shaft 88 (see Figure 2) and also an opening to" receive the pin 100.

From the capping mechanism the capped bottles are move toa position to be enga ed by the ejector arm 103 (see Figures 1 and 2) to be moved along the dischar e chute 101.

The mechanism is so timed t at during the time that the bottle A is being raised and lowered with respect to the capping mechanism, the ejector arm 103 will be moved forward by the cam 109and will be returned with a quick movement by means of the spring 108 and the shape of the'cam.

With this improved construction be manifest that there is provided a machine which is adapted to be operated and controlled by one person from a sin le station at the machine, as the infeeding an discharge and inspection of the bottles take place 1n close. proximity to each other and the lever for controlling the operation of the machine is also in close proximity to the infeeding and discharge elements.- 1

Furthermore the mechanism is compactly arranged and allof the operating arts are housed within the base of themac inc and the main actuating gears 21 and 45 for the it win shaft 14 and for the feeding and removing elements and of the bottle supporting plat forms 47, together with the cam 109 for actuating the e ector 103, and the cam 133 for raising the bottles to thecappin mechanism are all mounted .upon or secure to a single shaft which is the main driving shaft.

It will also be seen that there is' rovided a single Geneva element 41 (see F1gure 4) which is common to and 0 erates upon the two Geneva elements 40 an 89, thereby renderin it possible to produce a compact construction and materially reduce the, cost of manufacture.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described it is to be understood that various chan es may made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the ing curved surfaces forming open several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention. e

What is claimed as new is:'

1. A machine of the character described including an intermittently rotative support, intermittently rotative means for delivering the bottle to the support, the said means havpockets engaging and extending substantial half way about the bottle and constituting t e sole means for positioning the bottle upon the said support, intermittently rotative means for removing the bottle .from the sup ort, and a discharge chute for receiving the ottle from the last recited means, the said chute leading from the machine at a point in close proximity to the first recited means.

2. A machine of the character described ineluding an intermittently rotative support, intermittentl rotative infeed means for delivering bott es to the support, a discharge receiver leading from a point remote from the infeed means adjacent said support and back to a point in close proximity to the said infeed means, intermittently rotative means disposed between the receiver and the said support and between the-intake end ofthe said receiver and saidinfeed means forre ceiving the articles-from. the support and delivering them to the discharge receiver, and means ad'acent the said infeed means for controlling t e operation of the machine.

3. A machine of the character described including an intermittently rotative support, intermittently rotative means constituting the-sole means for delivering the bottle to the support, intermittently rotative means coni the infeeding eration of t recited means before delivering the bottle stituting the sole means for removing the bottle from the support, means located in proximity to the operators station adjacent means for controlling the ope machine, and means for receiving the bottle from the said removing means and for conveying the bottle to a point in close proximity to the said operators station before delivering the bottle from the machine. 7

4. A machine of the character described including an intermittently rotative support, intermittently rotative means for delivering the bottle to the support, intermittently rotative-means for removing the bottle from the support, means located adjacent the first recited means for controlling the o eration of the machine, means for receiving t e bottle from the said removing means and for conveying the bottle to a point in close proximity to the operators station adjacent the first from the machine, the fourth recited means including an ejector for engaging and advancing the bottle, and means for actuating the ejector.

5. machine of the character described including an intermittently rotative support, intermlttently rotative means for delivering the bottle to the support, intermittently rotative means for removing the bottle from the support, means located adjacent the first recited means for controlling the operation of the machine, means for receiving the bottle from the said removing means and for conveying the bottle to a point in close proximity .to'the operators station adjacent the first recited means before, delivering the bottle from the machine, the fourth recited means including .an ejector for en aging and advancing the bottle, means ormoving the ejector in one direction, and means for imparting aquick return movement to the ejector. Y

6. A machine of the character described including an intermittently 'rotative support, intermittently. rotative means for delivering thebottle to the support, intermittently rotative means for removing the bottle from the support, meanslocated adjacent the last recited means for controlling the operation of the machine, means for receiving the bottle 7 from the said removing means and for 0011- means embodying an ejector for engaging and moving the bottle a ong the said receiving means,'a driving shaft, and means carried by the said shaft and housed within the base of the machine and individual to the said support, delivering and removing means, cap ing mechanism and ejector for respective y actuating them.

7. A machine of the character described including a movable support for the bottles, a receiving support, an intermittently rotative member for removing the bottles from the first to second recited support and including arms having curved faces to engage and advance the bottles, an ejector arm for engaging and advancing the bottle along the said rellO ceiving support, the said ejector arm and the arm of the said removin member operating in difierent horizontal anes and one above the other, means'for a vancing the ejector, and means for imparting a quick return movement to the ejector,

8. A machine of the character described including a rotatable support for the bottles, a rotatable element for delivering the bottles to thesupport, arotatable element for removing the bottles from the support, 8. Geneva element connected with the said support, a Geneva element connected with the said removing element, a single Geneva actuatin element common to both of the aforesai Geneva elements for alternately actuating them, means for im arting motion to the said Genevaactuating ement, and an operative connection between the said delivery element and one of the first two recited Geneva elements.

9. A machine of the character described including a rotatable support for the bottles, a rotatable element for delivering the bottles to the support, a rotatable element for removing the bottles from the support, a Geneva element connected with the said support, a Geneva element connected with the said removing element, a single Geneva actuating element common to both of the aforesaid Geneva elements for alternately actuating them, means for imparting motion to the said Geneva actuating element, and an operative connection between the said delivery element and one of the first two recited Geneva ele ments, all of the said Geneva elements and the actuating means for the said parts being housed within the base of the machine.

10. A filling machine including a rotatable table, bottle supports movable therewith and with respect thereto, means for raising and lowering the bottles with respect to the said table, said table having a hub portion projecting thereabove, a tubular upright shaft resting upon the table and into one end-of which tubular shaft the said hub telescopes, a container mounted upon the said tubular support for adjustment towards and away from the said table, and filling nozzles depending from the container and adapted to enter the bottles as the latter are raised with respect to the said table.

11. A machine of the character described including capping mechanism, a bottle supporting platform, a lateral extension projecting beyond the periphery of the platform, means for raising the platform, and a rotatable element movable across the platform when the latter is lowered, to move a bottle onto and off of the platform, said element including a semi-circular arm for receiving the bottle and through which arm the platform moves in a direction transverse to the axis of rotation of the arm, the wall of the semi-circular portion of the said arm being provided with a vertical recess opening through the lateral face thereof and through which recess the said lateral extension passes when the arm is in engagement with the bottle.

12. A machine of the character described including capping mechanism, a bottle supporting platform, means for raising and lowering the platform, and a rotatable element movable across the platform when the latter is lowered, to move a bottle on to and off of the platform, said element including a semicircular portion for receiving the bottle and through which portion the said platform reciprocates in a direction transverse to the aXis of rotation of the said element, a portion of the platform being of a greater diameter than the diameter of the said semi-circular portion of said element, the lateral face of the said portion of the element being provided with an open vertical recess to receive and compensate the said portion of thesaid platform.

13. A machine of the character described including capping mechanism, a vertically reciprocable bottle supporting platform, means for raising and lowering the platform, a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections extending beyond the periphery of the platform and flush with the top thereof, a rotatable element including semi-circular arms movable across the surface of the platform and through which arms the platform moves in directions transverse to the axis of rotation of the arms, and means for imparting motion to said parts, there being a recess extending across the arm and opening through the lateral face thereof and through which recess one of the said projections passes when the said arm is in engagement with the bottle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, on this 21st day of August, A. D. 1925.

MAURICE GOLDBERGER.